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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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“Something’s strange.”
He knew. Something was wrong. There was a problem with him.
“Was I always this uncontrolled?”
No. He wasn’t. He was certain of it. He was capable of controlling himself. There was a simple reason for it.
‘If I hadn’t held back, I would’ve become an NTR villain a long time ago.’
He could have slept with Juno, Minerva, and Merck if he’d wanted to. But he hadn’t.
“Then why… why…?”
Why had he felt those feelings for Instructor Ebi? He could handle the urge. But the situation had felt too ‘perfect.’
“………….”
Perfect. Too perfect.
He had said and done things that were too convenient. If he had really been driven by lust, he wouldn’t have been able to say those words. He would’ve acted like a wild beast.
‘But maybe it’s possible?’
He had gone through several loops. He remembered important parts. But it was still strange.
*Knock, knock!*
[Are you okay, ‘oppa’?]
“Huh? Yeah, I’m fine…”
He suddenly felt fine. His confused mind calmed down. As if the previous worries were nothing.
[Coming out soon? It’s almost time.]
“Yeah… I should go.”
He opened the door.
“You were in the bathroom for too long. Are you constipated?”
“……….”
Mai turned to look at him.
“Class starts in 10 minutes. Let’s hurry.”
“…..Wait.”
It felt strange. His heart was calming down.
“Just a second…”
This wasn’t right. This felt weird. He turned Mai around.
“…?’Oppa’?”
“Be quiet for a second.”
“!…Okay.”
“………..”
A single word. He felt calm again. He knew this feeling.
‘At the hospital…’ When he’d first met Mai. He had felt compelled to take care of her. He’d wanted to protect her. ‘But…’ It was his turn to ask. Was he really that compassionate?
“……………..”
Maybe. Perhaps he had always been a paternal man. But then, something didn’t make sense. His intelligence. It was too low. His stats fluctuated depending on what he did. But intelligence wasn’t something that decreased so easily.
“…I’d have refunded this if I’d known.”
Stamina and agility decreased when you broke bones. Strength decreased when you spent too much time sitting down. Intelligence decreased when you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. But it wasn’t easy to decrease otherwise. It was only natural. Intelligence was related to skills.
“Drugs… alcohol…”
He felt his mind blur.
“…Infatuated…?”
He had a sudden thought. He opened a window.
[Summoned Beast: Pegasus][Rank: C(EX)]
-A white horse created with the flesh and blood of a god. Capable of transcending time.
-Its power scales with the owner’s abilities.
-A reward for fulfilling a promise.
“…Reward for fulfilling a promise.”
A promise? What promise?
“…………..”
When he’d first met Chronos, he had said:
[I just want a long and peaceful life…]
“A peaceful life…”
[…with a wife who loves me.]
“…A loving wife…”
A loving wife.
A virtuous wife.
“……………….”
He slowly turned around.
“…Are you done?”
“…………”
Mai was sitting on the bed, looking at him.
“Mai, can you answer honestly without lying? No, you must answer honestly.”
“…………..”
She nodded. It had been strange from the start. ‘Transformation’ and ‘Time Jump’ were traits that he had encountered before. But ‘Virtuous Wife’ was new. She should’ve been curious, but she hadn’t asked a single question. He looked at her.
“‘Virtuous Wife’— what kind of ‘trait’ is that?”
“…Don’t understand question.”
“Okay.”
He’d ask again.
“My intelligence decreased…. because of you?”
“…………..”
She didn’t say anything, but that was an answer.
“My divine power was sealed in the dungeon. I almost died. But why didn’t I feel angry at Chronos?”
That wasn’t normal. Right?
“You’d feel some resentment in that situation, wouldn’t you?”
Even best friends could fall out over insignificant amounts of money, but not feeling resentment over nearly dying made no sense.
“I’m a pushover, but this is too much, isn’t it?!”
“…………….”
Mai remained silent. That was enough of an answer.
“You watching?”
I raised my head slightly and looked up. He wasn’t sure if Chronos was watching, but he was certain of something.
“Wow… this is driving me nuts.”
He didn’t feel angry. His anger kept subsiding. He could only feel happy. All other negative feelings disappeared instantly. ‘She’s doing this for me—wait, no!’
He felt pity. He felt sorry for Mai. She didn’t choose this, Chronos had made her. He suddenly felt like he needed to accept her since she was a gift. ‘Well… okay’. It was fine.
‘If it’s a debuff then there is a solution’
He took out Agape.
[Power Chord] activated.
Chord: B (Maximum resistance increase.)
Difficulty: Master
Mode: Full Combo, ALL Perfect
“Haaaa…”
Instrument: Keyboard.
He placed the keyboard on his lap and started playing.
[B Chord – Master]
[Full Combo]
[ALL Perfect]
[96,112 (SSS)]
“…………”
He didn’t miss a single key. All perfect.
[Power Chord skill activated]
[SSS Clear Reward]
[Maximum resistance increased (large)]
“Ah…”
It felt like a thick fog had lifted.
[Full Combo – Reward Enhanced (large)]
[ALL Perfect – Reward Enhanced (large)]
“Ugh…!”
The pressure that had been weighing him down was gone.
[Power Chord effect activated]
[Disease, Mental debuffs removed (large)]
*Snap!*
Something snapped. Not his ears, but something in his mind.
“Haa…. huh…?”
And then, messages flooded his vision.
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Ares: Imgoingcrazyimgoingcrazyimgoingcrazyimgoingcrazyimgoingcrazy]
“This is…”
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Athena: wakeupwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeup]
“What…”
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Hermes: …? You’re awake—?]
“…Yes, I’m awake.”
What was happening?
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Hera: Hermes, as I said before I will not forgive you. I’m going to burn your shoes!]
“Ugh…”
Even Hera. He looked up at the sky.
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Hera: …Are you looking at us right now?]
“Uh… hello?”
He waved at the window.
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[God Hera: …………]
“…………..”
They were staring at each other. A new window appeared.
[‘Oracle’ has arrived]
[Goddess Ur: Karaoke. Private room. First drawer. Mirror]
“…………..”
He stood up. There was no time to hesitate.
“Oppa…”
“……….”
A voice behind him. He stopped. That calming voice. He wanted to stay. If he stayed with her, he would be at peace. But now that he knew, he couldn’t turn back.
“There’s a carrot juice left in the refrigerator. Drink it while I’m gone.”
“………Oppa.”
He put on his shoes. Mai didn’t approach him. She just said,
“Do your best.”
“…Yeah.”
They were both stuck with a crazy god.
That was terrifying revelation.
Actually messed up
Holy shit. His patron god is all kinds of fucked up.